Manure-spreader.



, w/m ssts N0. 890,597. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908,

J. BODA. MANURE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1907.

5 SHEETS-SHEET l.

g i INVENTOI? N0. 896,597. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908. J. BODA. I MANURE SPREADER. APPLICATION FILED 33B. 25, 1907.

' 5 SHEET$-SHEET 2.

.. H w m wv II V b i Hf No. 890,597 PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

' .LBODA.

M ANURE SPREADER, APPLIOATIQN FILED FEB. 25, 1907- a SHEETS-SHEET a.

w/r/vsss.- I INVENTOI? g A W M "m No. 890,597.v

' PATBNTED JUNE 16, 1908. J. BODA. MANURE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1907.

6 SHBBTS-SHEET 4.

F ig. 9

No. 890,597. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

J. BODA.

5 SHEETS-SHEET sl MLWWW INVENTOR "Gem m 'UNITED sTAr s PATENT onnroii.

JOSEPH BODA', or PLANO, rumors, Assicxon TO INDEPENDENT HARVESTER COMPANY, OF PLANO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE,

MANURE-SP-READER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June is, 1908.

Application filed February 25, 1907. Serial No. 359,104.

T 0 all whom'it mag concern: 1

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BODA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plano, in the county of Kendall and State of'lllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Manure-Spreaders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings, forminga art thereof.

This invention is,( esigned as an improvement in details of construction upon manure Spreaders now in use.

The invention consists in the features of construction which are hereinafter described and shown in the drawings as indicated by the claims. 1

. In the drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of a manure spreadingapparatus embodying my improvements' Fig. 2 is a longitudina section ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a detail front elevationof aportion of the front axle and bolster and operating devices mounted thereon. Fig. 4 is a transverse detail section at the axis of the king bolt. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the dis'engageable clutch device for driving the feeding apron. Fig; 6 is a detail section at the line 66 on Fig. 1 showing the transmission of power from the axle to the conveyer operating shaft portions of the gearing case, being broken away to show the interior details. Fig. Tis a detail section at the line 77 on Fig. Fig. 8 is a detail section at the line SS on Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a de tail side elevation of a hand operated lever and locking segment by which the driver controls the movement of the feeding 'de vices. Fig. 10 is a detail section at the line 10-10 on Figs. 1 and 6. Fig. 11 is a section at the line 11-1.1 on Fig. 1. Fig. 12; is a section at the line 1212 on Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a perspective of the forward end of the frame and of the operating devices. Fig. 14 is a section at the line 14-14 on Fig. 11. Fig. 15

is asection at the line 15 on Fig. 12.

Fig; 16 is a detail section {it the line 16 16 on Fig. 1. 17 is a den line 1'7-17 on Fig. 1.

As customary in devices of this class, this invention comprises a box, 1 of the nature of a wagon box, and framework for carrying it corresponding to the customary frame work of a wagon, the structure being mounted upon two axles,' the rear axle, 2, being supported on traction wheels, 3, 3, from which power is communicated to the mechanism mounted upon the frame, the front section at the axle, 4, being swiveled to the frame by means of a turn table and king bolt, the turn table comprising an upper plate, 5, and lower plate, 6, secured together by the king bolt", 7. The upper plate, 5, of the turn table is formed at the lower end of four upwardly diverg ing bracket arms, 5*, upon which are mounted bolsters, 8, 8, one upon the two forward of said arms and the other upon the two rearward of them, the king bolt extending up at the center between saidfour arms, within which there is convenient space for ap lying I to said king bolt a securing nut, 9, an other devices hereinafter specified.

To provide for transverse oscillation of the front axle relatively to the rear axle and frame so that" the frame and mechanism thereon may not be subjected to torsional or bending strain when the machine is traveling over uneven ground. The lower blade, 6, of the turn table is provided with a downwardly extending semi-cylindrical longitudinal boss, 6, for which-a correspondingly cylindrically shaped seat is provided at 10 in the upper side of a fitting, 10,which is secured to the axle, 4, the king-bolt-aperture, inthe plate 5, and in the 'plate, 6,- being hour-' lass-shaped with its narrowest point at the intersection of its axis with the axis of the cylindrical boss, 6 so that the lateral OSClllation of the axle in whose fitting, 10, the king-bolt is definitely held at its lower pant, may be accommodated. And for the more perfect action of the joint thus provided, the boss, 5, in. which is formed the upper portion of the kingboltaperture is convexly curved in the arc of a sphericaltwgment at itsnpper end, and awasher, 11, having a corresponding concave curvature in its lower side seats upon said convex upper end of the boss under the king-bolt-retaining nut, 9. These features, although shown in the'draw ings, are not the subject of this application, which relates to devices forfcontrolling the action of the conveyer or feeding-apron, which willnow be described.

Both traction wheels, 3 and 30, are clutched on therear axle, 2, for driving the latter in forward travel of themachine, asis customary in two-wheeled traction machlnery. The clutch connections are not illustrated nithe drawings, being indicated conventionally only by the clutch case, x, at the center of the traction wheels respectively. Fast on the axle, 2,is a sprocket pinion, 14, which,

by means of a chain, 15, drives a sprocket Wheel, H3, mounted loose, on a transver e shaft, 17, on which made fast are the sprocket wheels, 13, 13, of the conveyer .or feeding apron, which latter consists of the chains, l9, l9, and-their connecting slats, 20, the foremost of which carries the follow board. 45. lioose 'on the axle, 2, journaled in the bearing bracket, Y, secured to the frame bar, 13, is a clutch sleeve hub, 21", of a multiple bevel gear, =21, having any de-f sired number of concentric banks of bevel gear teeth, 21", 21 21, the-gear being outside the frame bar and hearing. The inner end of the clutch sleeve hub, 21", is engaged wi th the counterpart clutch elen'ient, 22,which is feathered on the axle, 2, for sliding into and out of engagement with the said; clutch sleeve hub. From the gear, 21, motion is communica ted to the shaft,'17, by means of a coouter-shaft, 24, which is journaled in a.

bracket, 25, mounted on the frame bar, 13, and has feathered-on, it at one end a'bevel gear, 26, adapted to engage in one of the banks of bevel gear teeth, 21, 21 and 2]", of the gear, 21, and arranged to be adjusted into engagement with any one of said banks of teeth by means of a forked slide, 27, engaging an annular groove in the hub of said bevel gear, 26, the slide being mounted for slidingon a rod, 23, supported by the frame bar parallel with the shaft, 24, said forked slide having connected to it a link, 29, which extends forward and is engaged at its-for. ward end with a notched retaining bracket, 31, mounted on the side of the box, 1,1iaving notches, 31, corresponding respectively to the several banks of bevel gear teeth on the gear, 21.

At the rear end of the shaft, 24, is carried a worm, 32, which engages with and drives the gear, 33, loose on the outer end of the shaft, 17. The adjustment of the beveled pinion, 26, into engagement with the several banks of gear teeth, 21, 21 21, serves to regulate the rate of movement of the eonveyer or feeding apron so as to cause it to distribute a greater or less quantity of fertiliter per acre or per rod of travel of the machine over the. ground. The gear, 33, is, however, loose on the shaft, 17, its hub'extending through the shaft hearing to the inner side. of the frame bar, 13, and carrying at its inner end rigid with it a of ut ch wheel, 23, which in the form Slit nvn has an internal ratchet rim on the side facii'ig the sprocket wheel, 16, the face of which. toward the'clutch wheel, 23, is formed to constitute one element of a clutch, and fast on the shaft, 17,, between said clutchfaced sprocket wheel and the clutch wheel, 23, there are secured the cooperating clutch elements consistii'ig of two disks, 35 and 36, each independently fast on the shaft, 17, and between them loose for siiding on the shaft there is a peripherally grooved disk, 37, having at one side fingers, 37 which project through the disk, 35, for en agement with the clutchsho'ulders of the edutch s rocket wheel, 16, and projecting from the ot ier side a single cam finger, 38,; which extends 7 through an aperture in the disk, 36, and

responding to-the rearward or feeding, movement of the conveyer. A spring 42, is )ro- 5 vided, reacting between a lug, 36*, on thchub of the disk, 36, and the arm, 39*, of the (log, for holding said arm normally engaged with, and thearm, 39, normally disengaged from, the clutch wheel, 23. VV-hen the cam finger, 38, is thrust-a certain distance toward the face of the clutch wheel 23 it engages the dog by' its beveled end and forces the latter into position shown in full line in Fig. 5, at which position both arms, 39 and 39, are out of '5 engagement with the clutch. Further movement of the cam finger in the same direction crowds the dog over to. a position. at which the arm 39 is disengaged and the arm 39*,

is engaged with the clutch wheel. movement of the grooved disk, 37, on the shaft, 17, away from the sprocket clutch wheel, 16, far enough to disengage the fingers, 37, from the latter brings the cam finger, 38, to the side of the dog, 39, but does not move the dog from its osition of engagement of the arm, 39 with the clutch rim where it acts as a retaining awl preventing reverse movement of the c utch wheel "rut permitting its rotation in the direction tire-to :41 the gear-and-worm connection miththe. ear, 33 which is the direction for rearward 'eed ing movement of the conveyor aprci SJil' further movement of the. clutch element, 37, toward the clutch disk, 23, forces the arm, 39", of the do 7*, 39, into driving engagement with the clutc 1 disk so that the latter rotates the shaft, 17, in reverse direction from that in which it -is driven when clutched to the sprocket wheel, 16. The movement communicated through said clutch wheel, 16, is the movement for carrying the conveyer apron baqk to starting point for receiving a new load, and the movement communicated through the gears, 21 and 33, and the clutch disk, 23, is the feeding movement of the apron for delivering the material toward the rear of the boxwithln reach of the distributer. For shifting the clutch disk,'37, as described, its groove'is engaged by a forked shipping The 100.

the link, 43.

5-is formed onthe link, 43, by reducing it.-

' lowedby the slot, 43*.

ace-ear lever 42 fulcrumed on the transverse frame 5 scribed for beingmoved at will by the operator has an upturned end, 44, which passes throu h the arm, 46 of the bel'l-crank-shipping lever, 46, fulcrumed on the frame racket, 46

Fast on the link, 44 there is'an abutment, 44, through which'the reduced end of the link, 43, extends, and a spring, 44,

coiled about said reduced end reacts between said abutment and the shoulder which This spring, it will be noticed, is in position to be compressed by longitudinal movement rearward of the link, 44, and tends to hold the two links extended to the full limit al- The bell-crankshi ping lever, 46, has its shorter arm forked an engages the peripheral groove of the clutch element, 22,- for moving it into and out of engagement with the inner end of the 5 clutch sleeve hub, 21, of the gear, 21.

F or operating the links, 43 and 44, there is provided the hand lever, 47, fulcrumed at 47 at the center of the segment bracket, 43, mounted on the forward bolster, 8. The

9 lever arm, 47, extends downward from its 5 conveyer chain, 19, so as to stand in the path fulcrum past the idle sprocket wheel, 18", of the conveyer, and is further extended forming a loop, 49, around said sprocket wheel and around the path of the lower ply of the of an abutment, 50, which is located on the chain relatively to the slatted area thereof at a position to encounter the cross bar of the loop, 49, when the follow board, 45,,is at the forward limit of its proper path of travel and the conveyer is in position to receive a full load. When said abutment, 50, reaches said cross bar it rocks the lever, 47, swinging it forward at its upper end over the segment, The upper periphery of the segment consists of two arcs of different radii, the first having two notches, 48 and 48 for engagement of the locking dog, 47", on the lever, 47. When the dog is engaged with the rearniost 5 of these projections, 48, the clutch connec tions are engaged for the movement of the conveyer last, described by which it returns to loading position, its movement being de rived from the sprocket wheel, 14, through the chain, 15, and sprocket clutch wheel, 16.

The rocking of the lever forward to engagement of the dog with the notch, 48*, disengages the conveyer from this driving connection leaving it unengaged. This is effected by the rearward thrust of the link, 44, ohmmunicated directly also to the link, 43, operating the shipping lever, 42. movement, however, by, means of the connection of the link, 44, with the-shipping lever, 46, operates the latter for shifting the and enga es in the slot, 43 in.

The same clutch element, 22, into en agement with the clutch sleeve hub, 21, thereby settim in motion the wheel, 33, and the clutch disk, 23, thereon. f

When the operator desires to connect the conveyer with the driving power for feeding movement, he will operate the locking'dog, 47 by means of the link, 47 and finger lever, 47*, of-familiar construction shown, to lift the dog past the shoulder, 48, on to the higher are of the segment, 48, and rock the dog engages. with the notch, 48. This movement, through the shipping lever, 42, throws the clutch element, 37, over toward the face of the clutch disk, 23, crowding the dog, 39, from position of engagement of its arm, 39 to position of engagement of its arm, 39', with the said clutch disk and so looking the disk to the shaft, 17, and driving the conveyer as stated. If for any reason it is desired to adjust the conveyor. to any' other position than that which it occupies, the lever, 47 will be rocked only far enough forward to engage the dog with the notch, 48*. This amount of movement slides the clutch element, 37, toward the disk, 23,10 far-only as to cause the cam finger, 38, to,crowd the dog, 39, out of position of engagement of its arm. 39, with the disk and no further, leaving it in position shown in full line in Fig. 3.. At this position, the conveyer is not only disengaged from the driving power but also disengaged from any locking device, and may be moved in either direction at will by grasping the slack lower ply of the chain. The movement of the shipping lever, 42, from the position at which the conveyer is at rest to posi tion for giving it its feeding movement is accompanied by a corresponding movement of the shipping lever, 46, sliding the clutch element, 22, more deeply intoengagement with the clutch sleeve hub, 21-, and the two parts thus engaged are constructed for such range of movement after engagement.

lever forward to the forward limit where the I On the link, 44, there is i i-taunted an abutconveycr slats on their lower or return course forward at such position in that path as to be encountered by the ad ance slat just before the follow-board, 45, reaches the distributer or the limit of its properfeeding movement. Such encounter slides the ,link, 44, forward and rocks the lever, 47, back over the seg ment, 48, to the notch, 48?, while simultaneously operating the shipping levers, 42 and 46, to shift the clutch elements, 37 and 22, the former being moved to first disengage the shaft 17, from the clutch disk, 23, and afterward to engage it with the clutch sprocket wheel, 16, and the latter being moved to disengage the clutch sleeve hub, 21*, from the axle, so that the train by which movement is communicated from the axle to shaft, 17, in the reverse direction stands at wheel, 16, for reverse movement. A loose.

rest while said shaft is connected with the axle for-rotation in the same direction as the axle by the chain, 15, and sprocket wheel, 16,

The abutment, 5], is mounted. on the link, 44, for sliding, and a spring, 60, is interposed between it and a stop collar, 61 fast on the' start the link forward against the resistance of the engaged clutches When the disengagement of the clutch has been thus started,

the reaction of the spring will insure the completion of the disengaging movement and so cause it to be abrupt instead of gradual, and also to continue after the conveyor stops, insuring the complete disengagement and clearance between. the clutch elements which is desirable and the engagement with the collar, 62-, interposed between the spring and the stop collar, 61, has a further function hereinafter stated.

The distributer, 65, derives its movement from the left-handtraction wheel, 30. This wheel is clutched to a sprocket wheel, 53, on the axle, 2, which extends across the lefthand. frame bar -ainl-receives and carries the sprocket wheel on the outer side of said frame bar so that it may cngageby its ratchet hub, 53 the similarly provided hub of the wheel, '30. The sprocket wheel, 53, is mounted for sliding on the axle, and its hub, 53, is

eripherally grooved. for engagcn'icnt of a forked shipping slide, 54, which is suitably mounted. on said. frame bar for. sliding longitudinally of the axle. wheehlSf, of the left-hand conveyor chain is journaled on a rock shaft, 55, which is mounted in the bracket, 56, at the forward side of the front sill, 8. This rock shaft has a pedal lever arm, 57, carrying a. pedal lever,

57, at one side of the bracket-,and a second lever arm, 58, at theother side; The pedal lever ,arm extends upward and forward and 'the other arm extends downward, and. to the latter there is connected'a rearwardly extending link, 59. This link at its rear end is connected to a lever arm, 66, of a rocking cam, 67, which engages the slide vil, for opcrating it .to shift the sprocket wheel, 53', into and out of en agement with the hub of the traction wheel, 30. A rock shaft, 68, extending across the'conveyer between the uper and lower plies of its chains has at the.

eftand end a lever arm, 69, connected by a link, 70, to the lever arm, 58, of the rock shaft, 55,- the link being slotted. at the latter connection. At the right hand. end, the rock shaft, 68, has a lever arm, 71, connected by a link, 72, to the collar, 62,011 the link, 44. When the conveyer slat encounters the abutment, 51, as above described, before any The idle sprocket wheel, 36.

movement is communicated to the link, 44, the abutment IS caused toshde not only for compressing the'sprin'g, 60,'bu't also and be- 61. In this movement the shaft, 68, is rocked far enough-to carry the rear end of the slot, of the link 70, against the pivot stud which connects it with' the lever arm, 58, tak-;, ing up all the play at that connection. TEE furthermovementforward of the abutment,

'51 for compressing the spring, 60, and causing verse movement commenced, which happens,

as above indicateth upon. the completion of the forward thrust of' the link, 44, which "fore such compression occurs, until the loose "collar, 62, is pushed against the stop collar,

rocks the lever, 47, back to the rear notch 4S on the segment, .48. The conveyor commencing its'return movement forward and, withdrawing the advanceslat from the abutment, 51, leaves the connections in such condition that the operator by depressing-the pedal lever, 55, may reengage the traction wheel, 30, with the distributor train without producing any movement of the link, 44, and therefore without affecting themovement of the conveyer, whether this latter be at rest or in its reverse travel, and by virtue of the same feature ofconstruction the operator may arrest the feeding movement of the conveycr by rocking the lever, 47,-baek to engagement-of its .dogwith the notch, 48, without thereby arresting the action of the distributor, because in the movement communicated by such rocking of "the hand lever the-link, '44 will slide through the collar, 62, without actuating it and thereforewithout actuating the devices for disengaging the iclu'tch'sprocket wheel, 53, from the traction The slotted connection of the link, 70, to its operating lever, 57, is necessary in order that the rearward movement of the link, 44, ,caused by the encounter of the abutment, 50,'of the conveyer chain'with the cross bar of the loo p49, at the limit of the reverse movement of the conveyer for disengaging the clutch to arrest that movement, may not cause the operation of the clutch for engaging the distributer with; the traction wheel, 36, and bringing-such distributor into .action during the reverse movement of. the

conveyor when such action is not ordinarily dr sired. v

Iclaim:--- r 1, In a machine for the purpose indicated,

in combination with the traction wheels and their axle; the feeding mechanism and connections for operating it -1n both directions loose thereon; a c utch and gears connectingone of said wheels with the axle for rotatlon in opposite direction from that of the axle;

a sprocket wheel'on the axle and a chain itherefrom tothe other wheel on said shaft 'for communicating rotation in .the same direction as theaxle; a clutch device on said shaft connected therewith for rotation and movable longitudinally thereon for engaging said oppositely rotated loose wheels; devices engaging the clutches respectively for shifting them; alever in control of the driver, and o crating connections from such lever to th'e s ifting devices of both clutches. 2; Ina machine-for the purpose indicated, in combination with the traction wheels and their axle; 'a conveyer and driving -connections for operating'it in both directions from the same rotative movement of the axle, said connections comprising a convey'er-driving shaft and the conveyer-driving wheels thereon; two other wheelsvloose for rotation on said shaft; a clutch and gears connecting one of said wheels with the axle for rotation op-- posite to that of the axle; a sprocket wheel on the axle and a-chain therefrom to the other wheel on said shaft for communicating rotation in the same direction as the axle; a clutch device located on said shaft and means for engagin it with the shaft for'rotation,

. said clutch, evice being movable on the shaft for engagement alternately with said oppositely rotated loose Wheels on said shaft, the first-mentioned clutch being mounted for rotation with .the axle, and movable longitudinally on the axle .for engagement with and disengagement from the first wheel of said gear train a clutch-shifting lever for shifting the clutch on the axle; another clutch-shifting lever forshifting the clutchon said shaft;

means for operating saidlevers respectively,

-' and yielding connections between said means adapted to permit themovement of the clutch on the shaft for engagement of the geartrain-driven wheel to be delayed while the clutch on the axle is becoming engaged with the gear train. r

3. In a machine for the purpose indicated, in combination with traction wheels and their axle; a conveyer and its driving shaft; mechanism for communicating to said driving shaft rotative movement in both directions from the same rotative movement of the axle, consistin of two wheels-loose on said shaft for rotation; a clutch mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith between said loose Wheels; a clutch-shifter for shifting it into en agement with either of said wheels;

a train iavin its first wheel on thc'axle for driving one ofsaid loose wheels, the other of said loose wheel's being a sprocket wheel, and a sprocket wheel on the axle and a chain therefrom for driving said loose sprocket wheel; a clutch mounted for rotation with another operating rod'positivel connected with the first-mentioned clutc operating lever; stops on said rods and a spring-reacting between them for'yieldingly communicating the movement of one to the other; said operating rods having a slotted connection with each other for positive movement of one by the other at the limits of the slot, and means on the conveyer for actuating one of said rods at the limits of the conveye'rs travel in each direction. 4

' 4. In a machine for the purpose indicated, in combination With traction wheels and their axle, a conveyer for dischargingthe material and having connections for operating itin both directlons from the same rotative movement of the axle, consisting of a shaft and two wheels-loose on said shaft for rotation; a clutch mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith between said loose wheels; a clutch-shifter for shiftingit into engagement with either ofsaid wheels; a train having its first wheel on the axle for rotating one of said loose wheels in the opposite direction from the axle; means for communicating rotative movement from the axle to theothcr wheel in the same direction as the axle; a clutch mounted for rotation with and sliding on the axle for engagement withand disengagement from the first wheel-of said gear train; separate levers for shifting the two clutches respectively; means for operating both said levers comprising yielding connections between them and a spring operating at the said yielding connection to transmit the lever-operating movement yieldingly to the clutch on said shaft, anda lever mounted in position for operation by the driver operatively connected with said clutch-lever-op-. crating means.

5. In a machine for the purpose indicated,

feeding and distributing mechanism; independent means for transmitting ower from the traction wheels to said nice ianisms respectively, said transmitting means for the feeding mechanism com rising a driving shaft for said feeding mec ianism; two 0 positely rotated wheels loose on said sha t; a

clutch device mounted on said shaft for rotathereon, located between and adapted to be engaged with either of said oppositely rotating wheels; a driving element rotated by a traction wheel; a train for driving one of said two oppositely actuated wheels; a clutch for disengageably engagin said train with said; traction-wheel-driven e ement levers engagin combination with the traction Wheels; a

.tion therewith and movable longitudinally ing the clutches respectively for" shifting- 6. In a machine for the purpose indii'atcd,

in combination with traction wheels;fecdin; meclunnsms. and distributing mechanisms; two trains having respectively wheels which derive opposite rotation from the same ro- .tating movement. of the traction wheel; a drivingshai t for the feeding mechanism; a clutch wheel which connects said shaft with either of said oppositely rotating wheels according to its position; another 'cl utch through which power is independently transmitted from the traction wheel to the distribtuating the operating connections of the first-mentioned clutch, the cross connections being connected with the last-mentioned clutch-operating connections with a range of play'permitting the operation of the. dis tributer-clutclr connections for disengagement without actuating the feedingfi i'leehaie ism-clutch connections.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my handat Plano. Illinois, this 151th day of February 1907.

JOSEPH RONA.

Witnesses: I

lVAN L. SMrrn, BEN M. ()Lsic-N. 

